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5059 – נָגַן (nagan)

to play


Type:
Verb Verb
 
Rootword
Category:  Music  Play music
Hebrew: נָגַן (nagan)
Pronunciation: na-gan    Listen
Gematria: 753(50 + 3 + 700)    words with the same gematria
Origin: a primitive root
Usage: 15 times in OT

Description

1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument
1a) (Qal)
1a1) player (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to play
1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)


Synonyms

נָגַןnaganH5059
(15 ggr)		to play
זָמַרzamarH2167
(45 ggr)		to sing
חָלַלchalalH2490b
(1 ggr)		to play flute
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with nagan as root:

אַגָּןaganH0101vessel
גַּתgattH1660wine press
מַנְגִּינָהmanginahH4485mocking
נְגִינָהneginahH5058music

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word nagan was translated to the following:

εὐλογέωeulogeoG2127bless
κιθαρίζωkitharizoG2789to harp
ψάλλωpsalloG5567sing
ψαλμόςpsalmosG5568psalm

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Verb Verb
piel 3p ♂ sing. piel third person masculine singular
Vpq3ms-2
Verb Verb
piel piel
Vpcc-6
Verb Verb
piel participle active ♂ sing. piel participle active masculine singular
Vprmsa-5
Verb Verb
piel 1p pl. piel first person plural
Vpi1cp-1
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural
Vqrmpa-1


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Usage in OT


7
3
2
2
1
Total    15

References (15 occurances in 12 verses)




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